# Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to assess the role of the built environment in influencing obesity: a glossary

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/using-geographic-information-systems-gis-to-assess-the-role-of-the-built/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Lukar Thornton,Jamie Pearce,Anne Kavanagh |
| Citations | 253 |
| DOI | 10.1186/1479-5868-8-71 |
| Fields | Environmental Science,Medicine,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/1479-5868-8-71 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2109610198 |
| PMID | 21722367 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2011 |

## Paper authors

- [Jamie Pearce](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jamie-pearce/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Urban Transport and Accessibility](https://scholariq.org/topics/urban-transport-and-accessibility/)

## Paper topics

- [Urban Transport and Accessibility](https://scholariq.org/topics/urban-transport-and-accessibility/)
- [Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet](https://scholariq.org/topics/obesity-physical-activity-diet/)
- [Impact of Light on Environment and Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/impact-of-light-on-environment-and-health/)

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